Feeding the birds

   Snowmen or snowflakes is the theme this week at QKR Stampede.
   I kept my card simple as Christmas had suddenly crept up on me and I still had many cards to make. I used the image feeding he birds (number 10501) and coloured it using Promarkers. After matting it onto green card I added a sentiment using green peel off letters and some silver snowflakes.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Dream Valley - Christmas
   The Cutie Pie - a day in the snow
   Crafty Boots - winter wonderland
   Imagine That - joys of the season
   A Gem of a Challenge - anything  Christmas
   CAS-ual Fridays - Celebrations
   Crafty Creations - any holiday
   That's Crafty - anything goes
   I Love Promarkers - anything goes
   Creatalicious - anything goes with Christmas

Masculine best wishes

   The start of new year sees the birthdays of quite a few of my male relatives. This is the first card of the batch. I matted paper from my stash onto black and then white card after which i added a border using a strip from another paper. The picture is cut down from one of the designs in Hunkydory's Little Book of planes, trains and automobiles and was also matted onto black card before attaching.
   The greeting was cut from black card using the Tattered Lace ornamental best wishes die and removing all the 'extras'. Finally I added three black card candi.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Creative Inspirations - anything goes
   Cute Card Thursday - anything goes
   The Crazy Challenge - everything goes
   Inspiration Destination - anything goes
   C.R.A.F.T. - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

Santa

   The theme for the challenge at QKR Stampede is Santa. This image of tangled Santa (number 16402) made me laugh. I coloured him using Promarkers and then fussy cut him out and pasted him onto black card as I felt this made the image stand out more. After rounding the corners using a punch I matted it onto white card, paper from a pad called Berry Merry by Jennifer Ellory and then white card. Using a tattered Lace die I cut two lightbulb garlands, coloured them using Promarkers and attached them to the card.

   I wish to enter this into the following challenges:
   Passion For Promarkers - Christmas-use dies/punches
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - cute or anything goes
   Christmas Cards All the Year Round - anything Christmas
   Scrapping 4 Fun - Christmas
   Creatalicious - anything goes with Christmas
   Inspiration Destination - anything goes
   Crafting By Designs - here comes the holidays
   Inky Chicks - Christmas card in traditional colours
   Art By Miran - anything goes
   Pile It On - any holiday/celebration
   C.R.A.F.T. - anything goes
   Simon Says Stamp Monday - party time
   Imagine That - joys of the season
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Crafty Gals Corner - anything goes
   A Gem of a Challenge - anything Christmas
   Crafty Creations - any holiday
   That's Crafty - anything goes
   Alphabet - u is for use something red

Shepherd

   Christmas cards is this weeks theme at QKR Stampede. I matted a square cut from packaging onto white card and then added textured green paper to the lower half. The shepherd image is number 8714 and I fussy cut it out after colouring it using Promarkers. I finished the card with a star embellishment taken from an old Christmas card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Craft Your Passion - anything goes
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Crafty Calendar - Christmas time
   Christmas Cards All The Year Round - anything Christmas
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes
   Scrapping 4 Fun - Christmas
   Glitter n Sparkle - anything goes
   Crafty Boots - Christmas
   Inspiration Destination - anything goes
   Doodle Pantry - anything goes
   Pile It On - any holiday/celebration
   Scrapbook Stamp Society - anything goes with Christmas
   C.R.A.F.T. - Christmas
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - Christmas
   A Gem of a Challenge - anything Christmas
   Tuesday Throwdown - anything goes
   Creative Moments - anything goes
   Little Miss Muffet - anything goes

Birthday word search

   Celebrate! is the theme for the new challenge at Creative Corner and it is being sponsored by Bugaboo. After all the Christmas cards made lately I thought I would make a birthday card. I used Bugaboo's digi image called Word search brat birthday girl colouring it using Promarkers in the main. I used glitter gel pens on the cake cases and added Glossy Accents to the cherries. After matting it onto red card I attached some random letters cut from two different coloured card using Tattered Lace dies.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Craft Your Passion - anything goes
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes
   Glitter n Sparkle - anything goes
   The Paper Shelter - birthday
   Inspiration Destination - anything goes
   Crafty Gals Corner - anything goes
   Tuesday Throwdown - anything goes
   Creative Moments - anything goes
   Pile It On - any holiday/celebration

Little donkey

  Non traditional Christmas is the theme at Crafty Cardmakers so I chose to use the non traditional colours of blue and grey-brown for my card. Both papers and topper were printed using the CD ROM 'Once upon a Christmas' from Creative Crafting World and I matted each onto core'dinations cardstock. The holly swirls were also cut from core'dinations cardstock using a Tattered Lace die. I finished my card with the peel off sentiment 'Peace on earth.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Dream Valley - Christmas
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - grey or silver
   Crafty Calendar - Christmas time
   CD Sunday - t'was the night before Christmas
   Winter Wonderland - frame it or night scene
   Inspiration Destination - anything goes
   Kitty Bee Designs - Christmas
   Crafty Girlz - anything goes
   Animal Friends - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

Winter window

   This week the challenge at Crafting From the Heart is being sponsored by

and as usual it is an anything goes theme.

   I have used one of Beccy's Place seasonal windows digis and added a computer generated sentiment. I coloured it using Promarkers and after adding Stickles to the snow on the branches and window panes I matted and layered it onto grey and then white card.

   The little bird on the window sill was cut using the Tattered Lace die oriental blue bird and I used the Tattered Lace die festive robin to cut the robin in the foreground. Both were coloured using Promarkers and attached to the card using glue gel.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

   Creative Inspirations - Christmas Creations

   Digi Choosday - anything goes

   Passion For Promarkers - use dies/punches

   Craft Your Passion - anything goes

   Whoopsi Daisy - Christmas/ winter holidays

   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - grey or silver

   Brown Sugar - anything goes

   Glitter n Sparkle - anything goes

   4 Crafty Chicks - no patterned paper

   Crafty Boots - Christmas

   Pile It On - any holiday/celebration

   Scrapbook Stamp Society - anything goes with Christmas

   C.R.A.F.T. - winter

   Pattie's Creations Design - winter or Christmas

   Beccy's Place - anything goes

Christmas robin

   I have many birds, including robins, in my garden and from my kitchen window I watch them picking at the berries on my neighbours holly tree so I could not resist this Fluffy robin Tattered Lace charisma die and the accompanying CD ROM.
   I matted the more colourful of the papers onto brown core'dinations cardstock and then white card. The more muted paper I cut into a circle using a Spellbinders die and matted it onto core'dinations cardstock which had been cut out using a scalloped circle die. From white card I cut a spray using a Tattered Lace holly swirl die and coloured it using Promarkers. I then decoupaged the fluffy robin and positioned him on the spray. Finally I added peel off letters in the scallops to form my greeting.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Crafty Friends - merry Christmas
   Dream Valley - Christmas
   Craft Your Passion - anything goes
   Passion for Promarkers - use dies/punches
   Brown Sugar - anything goes
   Scrapping 4 Fun - Christmas
   Creatalicious - anything goes with traditional Christmas colours
   Crafting By Designs - anything goes
   Kitty Bee Designs - Christmas
   Paper Creator's Crafts - Christmas

Stockings

   This week the QKR Stampede challenge would like you to use non traditional Christmas colors, so I have used browns and greys and tried to create a look of the late 40's.
   The image is called Stockings hung (number 9003) and after colouring it using Promarkers I cut it out and using foam pads matted and layered it onto paper (which I thought looked like old-fashioned wallpaper) from my stash, core'dinations cardstock and white card. I then found some waste from a peel off greeting, matted it onto mirri card and positioned it over the fireplace where perhaps a mirror or picture would have been placed.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Crafty Friends - merry Christmas
   ABC - u is for unconventional
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Creative Inspirations - Christmas creations
   Craft Your Passion - anything goes
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - anything goes with vintage
   Addicted to Stamps - Christmas
   Christmas Cards All the year Round - anything christmas/holiday
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Extra - anything goes
   Scrapping 4 Fun - Christmas
   Crafty Boots - Christmas
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Inspiration destination - anything goes
   Crafting By Designs - here come the holidays
   Scrapbook Stamp Society - anything goes with Christmas
   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   Crafty Creations - masculine

Joy

   Here is my second card as a DT member of Dragonfly Dreams for this months challenge entitled Christmas.
   I matted Kaisercraft Paper onto green card and then white card. From white card I cut out the nativity scene using a die from Cottage Cutz and attached this to the bottom left hand corner. I coloured the Christmas wreath from Fred She Said using Promarkers, added glitter to the fur branches and cut it out using a Spellbinders classic scalloped circle die. Before attaching it to the card I matted it onto green card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Craft Your Passion - anything goes
   The Crafter's Cafe - Christmas and/or birthday
   Addicted to Stamps - Christmas
   Christmas Cards All the Year Round - anything Christmas
   Dragon's Lair Designs - Christmas wishes
   Digi Designs - traditional Christmas colours
   Scrapping 4 Fun - Christmas
   Glitter n Sparkle - traditional Christmas colours
   Creatalicious - anything goes with traditional Christmas colours
   Inspiration Destination - anything goes
   Paper Creator's Crafts - Christmas
   Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - anything Christmas
   Crafty Gals Corner - anything goes
   Creative Moments - anything goes

Pair of robins

   The theme for this month's challenge at Dragonfly Dreams is Christmas and it is being sponsored by Fred She Said.
   After colouring the image Pair of robins from Fred She Said I embossed the card using Sheena Douglas' festive embossing folder. I then rubbed distress ink gently over the embossed area before matting and layering it onto orange core'dinations cardstock and green card. I then added glitter to the holly leaves, Glossy Accents to the birds eyes, a double bow and a peel off sentiment.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Crafty Friends - merry Christmas
   Addicted to Stamps - Christmas
   Animal Friends - anything goes
   Addicted to Stamps and More - make your mark
   My Crafting Stories - Christmas
   Creative Inspirations - Christmas creations
   Craft Your Passion - anything goes
   Crafty Calendar - Christmas time
   Crafty Ribbons - Christmas
   Sparkle n Sprinkle - anything goes

Let's go skating

   The challenge this fortnight at Send A Smile 4 Kids has the theme winter fun for kids. As usual there are two generous sponsors:

Dollar Graphics Depot who are offering a$15 gift certificate 

and

Dies R Us who are also offering a $15 gift certificate 

   I have used coloured images from Dollar Graphics Depot's  skating penguins set to print a scene which I then cut out and attached to a white card base. I printed the two penguins again separately, fussy cut them out and decoupaged them to the scene.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenge:
   Animal Friends - anything goes
 

Christmas tag

   For the QKR Stampede challenge this week you are being asked to make a Christmas tag.
   I created my tag by simply using a Tattered Lace half circle die at one end of a rectangle and a hole punch. The image is number 19603 and is called pine cone accent. I coloured it using Promarkers and added glitter to the foliage. I then matted it onto dark green card and stuck a peel off sentiment strip in a half semi-circle around the image. I added two strips of ribbon (one green and one grey) for the tag tie.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   My Crafting Stories - Christmas
   Creative Inspirations - Christmas creations
   Addicted to Stamps - die cuts and/or punches
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - glitter
   The Ribbon Girl - any image
 

All is bright

   MKH is sponsoring this week's challenge at Creative Corner the theme of which is retro/vintage Christmas.
   The background nativity scene was printed using Once Upon A Christmas CD ROM from Creative Crafting World.
   The left hand border was made using the digi image Christmas candle from MHK Designs. I coloured the candles and greenery using Promarkers, the baubles using Sakura gel pens, used liquid pearls for the berries on the foliage and foiled the lines around the flames. After using distress ink on the background I attached it to the nativity scene and wrapped narrow ribbon along the border edge before matting the whole onto cream card. I then attached the sentiment, also from MHK, and outlined the edges using black peel off strips.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   My Crafting Stories - Christmas
   Creative Inspirations - Christmas creations
   Craft Your Passion - anything goes
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   The Crafter's Cafe - Christmas and/or birthday
   Christmas Cards All the Year Round - anything goes
   Crafty Ribbons - Christmas
   Ribbon Girl - any image
   Fab 'n' Funky - Christmas
   Inspiration Destination - anything goes
   Paper Creator's Crafts - Christmas
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Pattie's Creations Design - Christmas or winter
   Crafty Creations - Christmas
   Open Minded Crafting - Christmas